Articles filed under Politics
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Candidates put campaigns in high gear for stretch runFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Super Bowl is so yesterday. Bring on Super Tuesday. Buoyed by cheering crowds and bolstered by more than $1.3 million a day in TV ads, Democrats Barack...
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Few problems at polls so far; healthy turnout expectedFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Suburban election officials are reporting few problems at the polls early today, but are bracing for tough weather conditions that could delay voters and results later t...
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McCain takes swipe at RomneyFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Republican Sen. John McCain took a Super Tuesday swipe at rival Mitt Romney's conservative credentials and looked past the GOP nomination race to suggest he w...
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Analysis: Super Tuesday the start of nomination marathon for DemsFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton captured needed states Tuesday night even as Barack Obama ate into her traditional base of support on a topsy-turvy night where a ba...
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Sampling from Illinois exit pollsFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Some highlights of data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the Illinois presidential primary Tuesday. Numbers are preliminary....
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Diddy tells youth to be empowered, vote on TuesdayFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Four years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs took his hip-hop swagger across the nation in an effort to get young people to vote with the bold slogan "Vote or Die."...
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Super Tuesday delegate countFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Sen. John McCain jumped to a commanding lead in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged ahead of S...
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Analysis: McCain bids for unstoppable lead, Romney tries to stay aliveFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive. Either outcome was possible. Super Tuesday's coast-to-coast voting promised either to...
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Wintry weather waits for votersFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite today's onerous weather predictions, election officials are expecting heated presidential and local contests to attract voters to the polls in droves. Still, th...
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East Dundee preschool to hold open houseFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Dennis Schultz, a former principal of Immanuel Lutheran School in East Dundee, remembers starting the preschool in 1973. "We started with a total of 13 children. Four ye...